Ambidextrous bottom belt feed and box feed firearm
AssigneeCHD Holdings, LLC
InventorsMatthew R. Steinhauser, Kristopher Lee Paulson
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Abstract
A belt feed mechanism for a firearm can be oriented with a feed side (or ejection side) of the mechanism on either the left or right side of the firearm when mounted to the firearm. The belt feed mechanism is configured to slide out to the feed side of the mechanism for loading and push back in toward the ejection side of the mechanism to feed ammunition from a disintegrating ammunition belt into the firearm. The belt feed mechanism includes a male ammunition box dovetail extending downward from a cradle of the mechanism configured to insert into a female recess in an ammunition box to hang the ammunition box from the belt feed mechanism.
Claims20
A belt feed mechanism for a firearm configured to receive a disintegrating ammunition belt comprising links and rounds of ammunition at a feed side of the belt feed mechanism and eject the links at an ejection side of the belt feed mechanism, said belt feed mechanism comprising:
- a feed paddle configured to advance the disintegrating ammunition belt into the belt feed mechanism from the feed side of the belt feed mechanism as the feed paddle rotates about a longitudinal axis of the belt feed mechanism;
- a paddle spring configured to store energy, bias the feed paddle to rotate, and rotate the feed paddle when the feed paddle is able to rotate;
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- a drive pawl wheel configured to provide energy to the paddle spring for storage by the paddle spring.
A firearm comprising:
- a barrel;
- a bolt carrier group configured to load a round of ammunition from a belt feed mechanism into the barrel and fire the round of ammunition from the barrel when actuated;
- a fire control group configured to selectively actuate the bolt carrier group;
- a receiver configured to support the barrel, the fire control group, and the bolt carrier group;
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- a belt feed mechanism configured to receive a disintegrating ammunition belt comprising links and rounds of ammunition at a feed side of the belt feed mechanism and eject the links at an ejection side of the belt feed mechanism, said belt feed mechanism comprising:
- a feed paddle configured to advance the disintegrating ammunition belt into the belt feed mechanism from the feed side of the belt feed mechanism as the feed paddle rotates about a longitudinal axis of the belt feed mechanism;
- a paddle spring configured to store energy, bias the feed paddle to rotate, and rotate the feed paddle when the feed paddle is able to rotate;
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- a drive pawl wheel configured to provide energy to the paddle spring for storage by the paddle spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.